Topic summary
⁠59%2 analyzed articles/videos1,063 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alcatraz results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ad Hominem, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 618 hits. Analysis detected 3,646 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,252 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (12,470 of 24,545 topics). This Alcatraz is better (less manipulative) than 50.80% of the peer group.
Alcatraz
Topic details
Total words: 4,252
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510049.2% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.5%14.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos